S
SharonM
Guest
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
My name is Sharon and I live in Spokane WA. I have rented for 2 1/2 yrs. I have always been on time or early with rent, my neighbors love me, I have taken very good care of the house and the yard looks 10 times better than when I moved in.
When I first moved into this house the dishwasher was broken and the electric garage door didn't work. I notified the landlord via voicemail immediately and sent a letter with the rent check ever month for 7 months and left several voice mails. I then called the owner of the rental agency and let him know that I have tried to contact her without success. That weekend they both came and replaced the dishwasher and told me they would send their handy man over to look at the garage door. The owner scolded me, telling me that I need to contact her because she is in charge of this rental. I shortly explained that I tried and left it at that. That was July. Late August the 20 year old handy man came to look at the garage door. He was so stoned that he dropped the garage door opener and when he tried to pick it up stepped on it. It broke, he said he would order a new one and left. as of October last year it's still on "back order"... I'm getting off topic... This is just to show that I have always had issues trying to get in touch with the landlord.
At the end of March I received a call from the owner of the house telling me he has to sell and the landlord was supposed to notify me of this at the beginning of March. I told him I was not aware and asked if I needed to move. He said no, that he was going to sell it as an investment property and the longer I stay the better for everyone. The property went on the market and does not say anywhere that it is an investment property. After a few private buyers came through to look at the house I knew it was time to go. To stressful for my son to have people coming in and out when he could be home alone. I left messages for my landlord with no return calls. After telling the realty company that I thought this was a scam and to have my landlord call me I finally received a call from my landlord on 4/9/16. She said that I know as much as she does about the sale of the house and that the owner is a "young kid that doesn't keep me in the loop". I asked if I need to send a formal letter to vacate, she said no that this "conversation was enough" and that I had already paid rent so "you're good until May 1st". We also talked about a house that was going to be available 5/1 and she would let me know when I could come look at the inside. I sent the letter anyway and I have not heard from her since. I have tried to contact her to look at the house and gave up. I also left several messages to do the final walk through and to give her the keys but she does not return my calls. Now what? Do I certify mail the keys to her? What about the deposit? She has an office address but she is very rarely there.
When I first moved into this house the dishwasher was broken and the electric garage door didn't work. I notified the landlord via voicemail immediately and sent a letter with the rent check ever month for 7 months and left several voice mails. I then called the owner of the rental agency and let him know that I have tried to contact her without success. That weekend they both came and replaced the dishwasher and told me they would send their handy man over to look at the garage door. The owner scolded me, telling me that I need to contact her because she is in charge of this rental. I shortly explained that I tried and left it at that. That was July. Late August the 20 year old handy man came to look at the garage door. He was so stoned that he dropped the garage door opener and when he tried to pick it up stepped on it. It broke, he said he would order a new one and left. as of October last year it's still on "back order"... I'm getting off topic... This is just to show that I have always had issues trying to get in touch with the landlord.
At the end of March I received a call from the owner of the house telling me he has to sell and the landlord was supposed to notify me of this at the beginning of March. I told him I was not aware and asked if I needed to move. He said no, that he was going to sell it as an investment property and the longer I stay the better for everyone. The property went on the market and does not say anywhere that it is an investment property. After a few private buyers came through to look at the house I knew it was time to go. To stressful for my son to have people coming in and out when he could be home alone. I left messages for my landlord with no return calls. After telling the realty company that I thought this was a scam and to have my landlord call me I finally received a call from my landlord on 4/9/16. She said that I know as much as she does about the sale of the house and that the owner is a "young kid that doesn't keep me in the loop". I asked if I need to send a formal letter to vacate, she said no that this "conversation was enough" and that I had already paid rent so "you're good until May 1st". We also talked about a house that was going to be available 5/1 and she would let me know when I could come look at the inside. I sent the letter anyway and I have not heard from her since. I have tried to contact her to look at the house and gave up. I also left several messages to do the final walk through and to give her the keys but she does not return my calls. Now what? Do I certify mail the keys to her? What about the deposit? She has an office address but she is very rarely there.
